Which super PACs did Ian Schaad fund in 2026?

Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($600K).

Which candidates did Ian Schaad's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $232K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $168K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $88K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Ian Schaad

Individual

Managing Director, Jane Street · New York

2 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Ian Schaad gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 7% were on the winning side ($63K won, $835K lost, with $34K in races still being counted). $471 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$898K scored (56% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$835K

$34K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$669K

$668K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $471 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M check to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Race not called yet Result not matched

Group	Gave	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Senate Leadership Fund $361K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M		$24K / $581K
The Sentinel Action Fund $307K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$600K		$39K / $254K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Ian Schaad's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Ian Schaad's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$232K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$168K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$88K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$69K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$54K	✗ No
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$50K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$49K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$41K	✓ Yes
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$33K	✗ No
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$30K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$29K	Counting
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$24K	✗ No

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Ian Schaad spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Ian Schaad gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 7% were on the winning side ($63K won, $835K lost, with $34K in races still being counted). $471 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Ian Schaad fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($600K).
Which candidates did Ian Schaad's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $232K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $168K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $88K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.